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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Arrowcraft on October 02, 2015, 11:44:00 AM

Title: nocks
Post by: Arrowcraft on October 02, 2015, 11:44:00 AM

anyone have way of replacing broken plastic glued on nock on wooden cedar arrows ?

Title: Re: nocks
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 02, 2015, 01:10:00 PM

Heat the nock in boiling hot water or with a heat gun and twist it off with pliers. But be careful if you use a heat gun so as to not burn the shaft.

Title: Re: nocks
Post by: Arrowcraft on October 02, 2015, 03:06:00 PM

thanks alot the boiling water did the trick

Title: Re: nocks
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 02, 2015, 04:51:00 PM

Sure thing. And if ever your nocks are too tight or too loose, boil them in water then adjust them.